2016高考英语暑假阅读理解讲练(14)及答案

-1-阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Plantscan’tcommunicatebymovingormakingsounds,asmostanimalsdo.Instead,plantsproducevolatilecompounds,chemicalsthateasilychangefromaliquidtoagas.Aflower’ssweetsmell,forexample,comesfromvolatilecompoundsthattheplantproducestoattractinsectssuchasbugsandbees.Plantscanalsodetectvolatilecompoundsproducedbyotherplants.Atreeunderattackbyhungryinsects,forinstance,maygiveoffvolatilecompoundsthatletothertreesknowabouttheattack.Inresponse,theothertreesmaysendoffchemicalstokeepthebugsaway—orevenchemicalsthatattractthebugs’naturalenemies.Nowscientistshavecreatedaquickwaytounderstandwhatplantsaresaying:achemicalsensor(传感器)calledanelectronicnose.The“e-nose”cantellcompoundsthatcropplantsmakewhenthey’reattacked.Scientistssaythee-nosecouldhelpquicklydetectwhetherplantsarebeingeatenbyinsects.Buttodaytheonlywaytodetectsuchinsectsistovisuallyinspectindividualplants.Thisisachallengingtaskformanagersofgreenhouses,enclosedgardensthatcanhousethousandsofplants.Theresearchteamworkedwithane-nosethatrecognizesvolatilecompounds.Insidethedevice,13sensorschemicallyreactwithvolatilecompounds.Basedontheseinteractions,thee-nosegivesoffelectronicsignalsthatthescientistsanalyzeusingcomputersoftware.Totestthenose,theteampresenteditwithhealthyleavesfromcucumber,pepperandtomatoplants,allcommongreenhousecrops.Thenthescientistscollectedsamplesofairarounddamagedleavesfromeachtypeofcrop.Theseplantshadbeendamagedbyinsects,orbyscientistswhomadeholesintheleaveswithaholepunch(打孔器).Thee-nose,itturnsout,couldidentifyhealthycucumber,peperandtomatoplantsbasedonthevolatilecompoundstheyproduce.Itcouldalsoidentifytomatoleavesthathadbeendamaged.Butevenmoreimpressive,thedevicecouldtellwhichtypeofdamage—byinsectsorwithaholepunch—hadbeendonetothetomatoleaves.-2-Withsomefine-tuning,adevicelikethee-nosecouldonedaybeusedingreenhousestoquicklyspotharmfulbugs,theresearcherssay.Adevicelikethiscouldalsobeusedtoidentifyfruitsthatareperfectlyripeandreadytopickandeat,saysNataliaDudareva,abiochemistatPurdueUniversityinWestLafayette,Ind.whostudiessmellsofflowersandplants.Hopefully,scientistsbelieve,thedevicecouldbringlargebenefitstogreenhousemanagersinthenearfuture.1.Welearnfromthetextthatplantscommunicatewitheachotherby.A.makingsomesoundsB.wavingtheirleavesC.producingsomechemicalsD.sendingoutelectronicsignals2.Whatdidthescientistsdotofindoutifthee-noseworked?A.Theypresenteditwithallcommoncrops.B.Theyfixed13sensorsinsidethedevice.C.Theycollecteddifferentdamagedleaves.D.Theymadetestsondamagedandhealthyleaves.3.Accordingtothewriter,themostamazingthingaboutthee-noseisthatitcan.A.pickoutripefruitsB.spottheinsectsquicklyC.distinguishdifferentdamagestotheleavesD.recognizeunhealthytomatoleaves4.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatthee-nose.A.isunabletotellthesmellofflowersB.isnotyetusedingreenhousesC.isdesignedbyscientistsatPurdueD.ishelpfulinkillingharmfulinsects【参考答案】1—4、CDCB-3-广告应用型阅读理解专题导读广告英语与普通英语存在许多差异，广告具有鲜明的目的性，即说服顾客进行购买，这种目的性决定了其语言的特色和风格，使其独立于其他文体。广告的题材包括旅游、招聘、生活指南、通知告示、使用规则、注意事项、商品说明等。其语言特点是人名、地名、专有名词多；生词多；缩略词、独词句、祈使句、省略句多；词汇较偏僻，语言不规范，结构不完整。此类文章主要考查考生提取信息和处理信息的能力，既注重特定细节的筛选、类比、综合，又注重推理判断能力的考查，题目设置较容易。答题时没有必要把每一句都弄得清清楚楚，只要重点理解与题目有关的信息就可以了。做这类题时没有必要阅读全文，宜采用“倒序法”来处理。即先看问题，后看文章内容。这样在阅读中可以有重点地、有针对性地去读，冗余无效的信息可以略读甚至不读。在阅读时要特别留意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是文章的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。真题典例【2011·江西卷】WinnersClubYouchoosetobeawinner!TheWinnersClubisabankaccountspeciallydesignedforteenagers.Ithasbeenmadetohelpyoubettermanageyourmoney.TheWinnersClubisatransactionaccount(交易账户)whereyoureceiveakey­cardsoyoucangettoyourmoney24/7—that’s24hoursaday,7daysaweek!It’saclubwithimpressivefeaturesforteenagers：●Noaccountkeepingfees!You’renomillionairesowedon’texpectyoutopaylargefees.Infact,therearenoaccountkeepingortransactionfees!●Excellentinterestrates!-4-Youwantyourmoneytogrow.TheWinnersClubhasagoodrateofinterestwhichgetsevenbetterifyoumakeatleasttwodeposits(储蓄)withouttakingthemoutinamonth.●ConvenientTeenagersarebusy—wegetthat.Youmayneverneedtocometoabankatall.WiththeWinnersClubyoucanchoosetousehandytellersandtobankfromhomeusingthephoneandtheInternet...YoucanhavemoneydirectlydepositedintoyourWinnersClubaccount.Thiscouldbeyourpocketmoneyoryourpayfromyourpart­timejob!●MegamagazineincludedAlongwithyourregularreport,youwillreceiveaFREEmagazinefullofgoodideastomakeevenmoreofyourmoney.TherearealsofantasticoffersandcompetitionsonlyforWinnersClubmembers.TheWinnersClubisagreatchoiceforteenagers.Anditissoeasytojoin.Simplyfillinanapplicationform.Youwillhavetogetpermissionfromyourparentorguardian(sowecanorganizethatcoolkey­card)butitiseasy.Wecan’twaittohearfromyou.It’sthebestwaytochoosetobeawinner!()1.TheWinnersClubisabankaccountintendedfor________.A．parentsB．teenagersC．winnersD．adults()2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheWinnersClub?A．Specialgiftsarereadyforparents.B．Thebankopensonlyonworkdays.C．Servicesareconvenientforitsmembers.D．Feesarenecessaryfortheaccountkeeping.()3.TheWinnersClubprovidesmagazineswhich________.A．encouragespendingB．arefreetoallteenagersC．arefullofadventurestor